SINGAPORE - The Government registered the highest amount of trust than the media, businesses and non-governmental organisations, according to the latest Edelman Trust Barometer survey of 1,000 citizens. Some 73 per cent of Singaporeans polled between October and November last year said they trusted the Government, compared with the global average of 43 per cent. Amid declining trust levels globally, Singapore's steady scores across its key institutions saw it ranked third among 25 countries ,behind China and the United Arab Emirates. Singapore was ranked seventh in the previous survey. Edelman president and chief executive officer (Asia Pacific) David Brain suggested that the continued high trust in the Singapore Government "to do what is right" has a direct correlation to public perception of government performance. "Even though Singaporeans may not be happy with the Gove...